Chapter Sixty: Misfortunes Never Come Alone

  "Julia, you... what are you going to do?" Rain retreated in a flustered manner, asking anxiously, but Julia was approaching him step by step with an ambiguous smile, and it was unknown what 'trick' she had in mind.

  "Hmph, Rain, are you that afraid of me? I'm not going to eat you up, why did you run so far?" Yulia stopped in her tracks, her face full of anger as she glared at Rain, asking back with some discontent.

  "I... I... I... why am I afraid of you?" Lain stuttered, trying to adjust his breathing, staring tightly at Yulia's 'provoking' gaze.

  "Hmph, if you're afraid of me, then why are you hiding so far away? Honestly!" Yulia glared at him and then turned her head to look in another direction, avoiding Rain's gaze.

  "Julia, okay! Okay! I admit it, I'm afraid of you, alright?" Rain said helplessly.

  "Hmm, that's more like it. Now be honest with me, my father came to see you late at night, what was it about? If it wasn't something important, he wouldn't have come so late. You must tell the truth." Yulia continued to press for an answer on this topic.

  Raine let out a long sigh and briefly told Yulia the content of the conversation. When she heard it, her expression was extremely complex, and her face was also very solemn.

  "Oh, no wonder after the Battle of Border City, Father arranged for me to secretly collect intelligence reports. It was like that all along." Yulia said thoughtfully.

  "Raine, why did Father only tell you? Why didn't he tell me?" She stared at Raine again, asking in extreme puzzlement.

  "Julia, maybe your father is afraid you'll worry," Rayn explained.

  "Oh! Hum, I'll go find Father to reason with him right now." Yulia said after finishing speaking, then hastily walked out.

  "Hey! Julia, you... *sigh*..." Reyn was filled with regret, not expecting Julia's temper to still be the same. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh as he gazed at the wooden door that was still swaying back and forth, lost in thought.

  As the supreme commander of the border, the news from the imperial capital was still in a state of blockade. Could General Robert not be anxious? Especially after Julia informed him that His Majesty the King was critically ill, General Robert deeply felt that his leadership power on the border had already been reduced to nothing more than an empty shell, and those imperial forces that had long been arranged around him had infiltrated the entire military camp.

  After the battle of Bian Guan, General Robert's family and children suffered heavy casualties, and his personal guard was reduced to just over a thousand men. Most of the remaining officers were reinforcements sent from the Imperial Capital, and the influence of the Caine family in the Bian Guan area had already begun to decline. Yet now he seemed to trust Rain, an ordinary soldier with no connections to any power in the Imperial Capital.

  At this time, Rain was also very confused and didn't know why General Robert would trust him so much, even handing over the military token to him. Rain did not tell Yulia about this.

  The nobles of the Imperial Capital of Kastor Empire are still engaged in endless open and secret struggles, the princes' forces are gradually emerging, even the major duchies have begun to stir, and several neighboring countries and allied countries have also started to mass troops on their borders. Especially, the Caesar Empire has once again gathered tens of thousands of troops in the plain area within 50 miles of the border fortress...

  In the year 655 of the Great Calendar, in mid-February, King Lancabeus of the Kastel Empire passed away at the age of 59. At the same time, a struggle for the throne among the princes officially began, marking the outbreak of civil war in the Kastel Empire.

  Far in the southern part of the Imperial Capital, a thousand miles away from the distant Yōkyoku border, when General Robert learned of the king's death, his condition also began to worsen. When he heard that civil war had broken out within the Empire, he fainted at the wedding of Rain and Julia.

  A few days later, Caesar's army gathered along the border, and the border was once again in a state of emergency. However, General Robert was seriously ill in bed and on his last breath.

  "Julia..." General Robert, who had been bedridden for many days, was unconscious and kept muttering her name, while Julia herself was in tears, overcome with grief.

  "Raine, my father has been waiting for my two brothers to see them one last time, but unfortunately they encountered misfortune on their way here." Yulia continued to sob.

  "Julia, be strong. The Str family and those imperial powers are really ruthless, daring to openly assassinate the commander of Haigou Pass. If they had come to attend our wedding earlier, they wouldn't have fallen victim to their treachery... Alas..." Reyn said helplessly.

  "As the commander of the border, the Caesar Empire's army is pressing in. It's their duty to come, and if not for Father's critical illness, they wouldn't have taken the risk to come forward... Who would have known..." Julia sobbed uncontrollably.

  "Alas..." Rein let out a long sigh, tightly embracing Julia's body.

  "Julia, Somat..." Suddenly General Robert sat up on his bed, his face flushed, shouting the children's names to the sky, and then...

  "Father..." Julia sobbed sorrowfully, breaking free from Rain's embrace and hugging her father's still warm body, crying uncontrollably until she suddenly fainted.

  Hundreds of generals gathered outside the gate, hearing Julia's cry, all took off their helmets, bowed their heads and knelt to the ground, all involuntarily bursting into tears.

  Lei En's eyes were filled with tears, his head hung low, and he sighed from time to time.

  The door was flung open with a bang and a panicked soldier rushed in.

  "Captain Rains, take Miss Julia and leave quickly. Those rebels have already begun to rush towards the General's mansion. You..."

  "What? Hmph, they've arrived quickly!" Ren frowned, his face full of worry.

  The civil war broke out in Kastel, and Caesar's army was approaching. For the sake of power, they even ignored the invasion of foreign enemies, and...

  "Captain Raine and General Robert have entrusted us to ensure your safety and the lady's departure from here. Don't worry about anything else. Hurry, there's no time." The soldier said hastily.

  "Oh, I see!" Rain said, and then he hastily carried out the fainting Julia.

  Hundreds of soldiers outside the gate saw the token in Rein's hand, quickly put on their helmets, held shields and weapons, lined up and stood at attention, waiting for his next command.

  "Forward!" Ren yelled loudly, and the soldiers marched in neat rows, advancing rapidly.

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